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FZNT27 KNHC 171446
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
946 AM EST Fri Dec 17 2021

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure north of the Gulf will prevail through
Sat, supporting moderate to locally fresh SE to S winds. A cold
front is forecast to enter the basin Sat night. Fresh to strong
winds and building seas will prevail west of the front on Sun.
By Mon, low pressure should develop along the cold front in the
central Gulf and steadily progress east-northeastward, pulling
the front across the Gulf by Tue. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of dense
fog. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of showers. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 20 to
25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
slight chance of tstms. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely
and chance of tstms. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and
chance of tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely
and slight chance of tstms. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.